Shigeki Morimoto

Shigeki Morimoto (Japanese: 森本茂樹Morimoto Shigeki) is a game designer and programmer (among other various roles such as Pokémon adviser and Pokémon designer), currently working at Game Freak. He has been involved in nearly every main series Pokémon game since Pokémon Red and Green Versions. He is most notable for the creation of the Pokémon Mew, his favorite Pokémon. He also appears as an NPC in Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 and Sun and Moon. In every game he has appeared in, he has the appearance of a Veteran.

Quotes

Pokémon Black and White

"A tip for getting strong in Pokémon battles… Let me guess. I guess the most important thing is… having a lot of battles! If you become very strong, come back and have a Pokémon battle with me!"

Before battle

"Oh! You've become strong! I can tell. Do you want to have a battle with me?"

No: "No? I've been raising Pokémon, thinking about their Abilities and just the right combination of held items. What a pity…"

Yes: "Well, let's begin!"

Upon being defeated

"After all, I am the strongest and greatest. Just kidding!"

After being defeated

"You think about battles very thoroughly. I lost, but I learned a lot from you. Besides, it was fun! Come back again tomorrow."

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Before battle (before entering the Hall of Fame)

"A tip for getting strong in Pokémon battles... Let me guess. I guess the most important thing is… having a lot of battles! Do you want to battle?"

No: "OK. I hope we can battle next time."

Yes: "Well, let's begin!"

Before battle (after entering the Hall of Fame)

"Oh! You've become strong! I can tell. Do you want to have a battle with me?"

No: "No? I've been raising Pokémon, thinking about their Abilities and just the right combination of held items. What a pity…"

Yes: "Well, let's begin!"

Upon being defeated

"After all, I am the strongest and greatest. Just kidding!"

After being defeated

"You think about battles very thoroughly. I lost, but I learned a lot from you. Besides, it was fun! Come back again tomorrow."

Pokémon Sun and Moon

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Before entering the Hall of Fame

"Are you out and about on your island challenge? When you've completed it, come on back. Don't forget about me here, OK?"

Before battle

"I'd say I'm pretty up to speed on Pokémon battling. What do you think? Want to battle me? I'm really good, you know?"

"You know Mew, right? I made it. Everything about it. The pixel art, its cry, its Pokédex entry, everything. I just barely finished in time, too! It was right at the very end of the game's development!"

"I heard something from Masuda one time... Apparently the sound that plays when you save is different in each version... I gotta tell you...I can't tell any difference at all!"

"Just between you and me, but... When we were working on these new titles once, I got told to come up with version differences... Boy, I was gobsmacked! But in the end, I'm glad I helped make them."

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

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"You know Shuckle, right? I was the one who thought it up. Bet you were surprised to find out that giving a Shuckle a Berry to hold in Pokémon Gold and Silver would turn it into a Berry Juice after battling!"

"Boy, when we were told halfway through development to make Kanto, too... I thought I might just expire on the spot! But I’m glad we made it that way."

"When we were having trouble fitting all the data in for Pokémon Gold and Silver, and we were really in a pinch, this amazing guy came along and made a program for us that solved all our problems. He went on to become the amazing president of a real big company soon after that, too."

Trivia

In the Spanish version of Pokémon Sun and Moon, his cameo character is called Tirso, despite being called Morimoto in previous games.